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2004 - First Sannyas Deeksha At AdiKailaasa

A photograph of a homa fire ritual at night. A seated man in red-orange robes and a red turban sits behind a low yellow brick fire pit, with tall flames rising from burning offerings and wood. He holds a small object near the flame and a microphone stand is visible at left. Another person in white clothing sits at the right edge, near a small lit lamp on the fire pit ledge. The background is dark. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears a red turban and saffron-orange robes with ornate gold-bordered fabric at the shoulder, and rudraksha-style beads are visible on the robe, supporting the page's note of a homa conducted during the Sanyas Deeksha Mahotsav.

February 16 2007

Night photo of a fire ritual, a homa, at an outdoor ashram site. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban, and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged behind a microphone on a stand, holding a ritual cord and hands in gesture. Men in white kurtas and dhotis sit or kneel around a brick fire pit with bright flames, with a brass oil lamp, a kalasha-style vessel and a bowl of offerings on the yellow brick ledge. A white-clad man leans in at right. Seated people and a framed picture are visible in the background.

September 21 2006

2006-09-21 +1 copies

A photograph of a homa or yagna at an outdoor-style fire pit lined with brick, with bright flames rising from stacked wood. A man with a shaved head and white tilak markings on his forehead and arms sits cross-legged in an orange-red robe, holding a long wooden stick toward the fire. He wears a gold necklace and a bracelet, and a microphone stands beside him. Nearby are silver bowls, a brass oil lamp and small offering vessels on an orange cloth. Seated devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls, with garland flowers at the edge, sit on blue and striped mats behind him. a person: the seated ritual leader wears orange robes, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style neck mala.

A photograph of a homa fire ritual outdoors beside a large tree. A figure with long swept-back dark hair and a forehead tilak wears an orange saffron robe and sits on a low wooden stool before a square fire pit built from white-painted bricks. Tall orange flames rise from the pit, which is decorated with marigold petals. Brass bowls, a small brass lamp, a pink flower and a silver tray with offerings sit near the pit, and a microphone stands in front of the figure. Swamiji (probable): the figure has long swept-back hair, a tilak and orange saffron robe, cues consistent with the page's claim of Swamiji conducting the Sri Vidhya homa.

Outdoor fire ritual at dusk on bare earth beneath trees. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair and an orange saffron wrap sits cross-legged behind a brick fire pit where flames rise high, with marigold petals scattered on the bricks. A microphone on a stand is in front of him. Beside him, a young man in white clothes with an orange shawl sits and holds a stand. Brass bowls, a kalasha-like metal vessel, a tray of white substance and bundled sticks lie on a cloth at left. The appearance of the central figure with long hair and saffron clothing is a person candidate, seated as the homa officiant.

2006-09-21 +1 copies

A photograph of a homa fire ritual. A man with long, swept-back dark hair sits behind a flaming fire pit, eyes lowered, with a red bindi on his forehead. He wears a deep red-maroon shawl over his bare shoulder and a long gold bead necklace. Bright orange flames rise from the pit in the foreground, with blurred orange-robed figures at the left and right edges of the frame and a red curtain behind him.

Photograph of a fire ritual at night. A man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron head cloth, with a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, sits on a white platform holding a bowl of offerings and speaks into a microphone on a stand. Beside him a man in white clothes and a white shirt with a mala sits watching the flames. A blazing homa fire of stacked wooden logs burns in front of them, surrounded by red roses and yellow marigold garlands, with brass vessels, a kalasha and a lamp stand on the platform. Dim wall and grille in the background.

A photograph of a homa at night. A man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head wrap sits behind a fire pit, holding coconuts up before a flame. He wears a rudraksha mala and has a tilak on his forehead. A microphone stands near him. Two men in white shirts sit to the right, one with a beard, and offerings and a kalasha are visible on the stone platform. The man in orange is a person with distinctive saffron robes, orange turban and rudraksha mala, performing the homa; the appearance is consistent with the page but not certain.

A seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban reads from an open booklet while speaking into a microphone beside a fire pit. Flames rise from a metal vessel on a stone homa platform, and rudraksha beads hang across his chest. Behind him, marigold and white flower garlands decorate the ritual area, with a brass tray holding fruit. On the right, a man in white clothes and an ID badge sits watching, and a lattice window appears at the top right. Probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, presiding over the homa as a speaker.